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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">De opening van de Belfius Hockey Arena brengt een nieuw hoofdstuk voor het Belgische hockey<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e749a92 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e749a92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f46f6d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f46f6d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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Onder een stralende lentezon stroomde het publiek geleidelijk toe, wat zorgde voor een levendige maar gemoedelijke drukte op de publieksplaza. Muziek, eet- en drankstanden en zichtbaar enthousiasme bij jong en oud vormden het decor voor de offici\u00eble opening van het eerste echte hockeystadion in Belgi\u00eb.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a87d824 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"a87d824\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/Bm0JGA9e-bM&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-132d0f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"132d0f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Een stadion gebouwd voor de toekomst<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-184a5f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"184a5f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Voor \u00e9\u00e9n keer zijn het niet de Red Panthers of de Red Lions die de show stelen, maar het stadion zelf. En dat is meer dan terecht. Na tien jaar plannen, bouwen en dromen staat hier eindelijk een echt state of the art hockeystadion. Modern, indrukwekkend en uniek in Belgi\u00eb. Het felblauwe veld springt meteen in het oog, perfect aangelegd en klaar voor tophockey. Dankzij de hoogwaardige verlichting blijven zicht en spelkwaliteit ook \u2019s avonds gegarandeerd. En dan zijn er nog de details: de nieuwe generatie dug-outs, de infrastructuur voor spelers en staf, de beleving voor het publiek. Alles ademt ambitie. Dit stadion voelt als een statement: Belgi\u00eb heeft eindelijk een infrastructuur die de sportieve resultaten van de Belgische teams aan de top van het internationale hockey, waardig is.<\/p>\n<p>De offici\u00eble opening werd kracht bijgezet met een ceremonieel programma waarin alle betrokken partners werden erkend. Via videoboodschappen kwamen onder meer het Waalse Gewest, de provincie Waals Brabant, de stad Waver, Belfius en de Nationale Loterij aan bod.<\/p>\n<p>Een sleutelmoment volgde met het symbolisch doorknippen van het lint door de voorzitter van de Royal Belgian Hockey Association Patrick Keusters, samen met vertegenwoordigers van de stad en partners, waarmee het stadion officieel geopend werd. Kort daarna overhandigde de burgemeester van Waver symbolisch de sleutel van het stadion aan Keusters, een gebaar dat door het publiek warm werd onthaald.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a97f4c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a97f4c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Supporters maken het stadion levend<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a210757 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a210757\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Maar een stadion is niets zonder zijn supporters en die laten zich vanavond van hun beste kant zien. Supporters van alle leeftijden, van jonge hockeyspelers tot ervaren fans, zorgden voor een constante en positieve sfeer. Bij de opkomst van de Belgische teams weerklonk een luid applaus dat meteen de toon zette. Ook tijdens de wedstrijden bleef het publiek nadrukkelijk aanwezig. Toen Nederland bij de vrouwen als eerste wist te scoren, klonk er spontaan een krachtig \u201cBelgium!\u201d door het stadion, waarna de Red Panthers de wedstrijd naar zich toetrokken en met 3-2 wonnen.<\/p>\n<p>In de tweede wedstrijd bouwden de Red Lions verder op diezelfde energie. In een evenwichtige en spannende partij maakten zij in de beslissende fases het verschil, wat opnieuw resulteerde in een 3-2 overwinning. De wisselwerking tussen publiek en spelers was doorheen beide wedstrijden duidelijk voelbaar en gaf de avond extra intensiteit.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03b6b78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03b6b78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">De toekomst begint hier<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-122fc80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"122fc80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Deze avond voelt als een startschot. In juni ontvangt de arena meteen de absolute wereldtop tijdens de FIH Hockey Pro League, waar Belgi\u00eb het opneemt tegen landen als Pakistan, Argentini\u00eb en Australi\u00eb. Meer info over programma en tickets via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fihproleague.be\">www.fihproleague.be<\/a>. En in augustus volgt het \u00e9chte hoogtepunt voor het Belgische hockey: het allereerste WK hockey op Belgische bodem, dat deze arena definitief op de internationale kaart zal zetten.<\/p>\n<p>Wanneer het eindsignaal weerklinkt en de supporters tevreden huiswaarts keren, overheerst vooral een gevoel van trots. De combinatie van sportieve prestaties, een sterke sfeer en een ultramodern stadion maakt duidelijk dat hier meer is ingehuldigd dan enkel infrastructuur. Met de opening van de Belfius Hockey Arena begint een nieuw hoofdstuk voor het Belgische hockey, met nieuwe iconische momenten, onvergetelijke emoties en een onstuitbaar partnership tussen de Red Panthers, de Red Lions en hun publiek. 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